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reactionary

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.

The novel portrays a reactionary official who rejects every proposed reform.

Dictionary practice example.

A former chair offered a reactionary alternative: restore the earlier rule that reserved every leadership position for the society's founders.